Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has told Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford that he cannot put more than 11 players on the pitch.
Reports in France this week claimed Martial had decided to leave Manchester after being frustrated with a lack of playing time.
Rashford had also questioned his future at the club.
Martial has suffered most from the signing of Alexis Sanchez and had been in good form until the Chilean arrived at Old Trafford.
Mourinho, speaking to the British media ahead of United clash with West Brom, said the pair are part of a squad rotation system at the club.
The former Chelsea boss said he cannot guarantee playing time to either player.
“It’s just football, we cannot have 11 players, it would be amazing economically for the football clubs to have only 11 and play with the same 11, no injuries, suspension, fatigue, it would be better for everyone to have only 11 but is not impossible,” said Mourinho.
“At every club and every level, you need more than 11 players and only 11 can start, is as simple as that, there’s nothing I can do. Only 11 can start.
“The same questions you are doing to me, you should do to every other manager because everyone has players in the same situation,” he added.
Former Manchester United winger, Ryan Giggs, has urged manager Jose Mourinho, to field Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in the same team. Rashford and Martial have combined to score 10 goals already this season.
It has helped United start the new campaign with 33 goals in just 11 games in all competitions.
However, Mourinho has been reluctant to play both of them together in the attack, starting the pair in the same team just once this season in their 4-1 win over Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup.
“The battle between Marcus Rashford and Antony Martial has been great to follow.
“I could definitely see them in the same team, with Marcus being more of a natural centre-forward whereas Martial is more of a left-sided forward but can also play centrally,” Giggs told Sky Sports.
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